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UnitedDomains.com Asks ICANN To Remove Lawfirm’s Comment On Donuts New gTLD Application
A letter sent to ICANN today by UnitedDomains.com asks ICANN to remove comments posted by the law firm of McCarter & English against the new gTLD applications of Donuts, Inc. I’m not sure what interest UnitedDomains.com has that is asking f...
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UnitedDomains.com Asks ICANN To Remove Lawfirm’s Comment On Donuts New gTLD Application
A letter sent to ICANN today by UnitedDomains.com asks ICANN to remove comments posted by the law firm of McCarter & English against the new gTLD applications of Donuts, Inc. I’m not sure what interest UnitedDomains.com has that is asking f...
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October 12, 2012, 9:35 pm

The Domains
Defense Secretary Panetta: United States Is Facing the Possibility of a “Cyber-Pearl Harbor”
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in a speech at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York yesterday warned that the United States was facing the possibility of a “cyber-Pearl Harbor” and was increasingly vulnerable to foreign co...
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Defense Secretary Panetta: United States Is Facing the Possibility of a “Cyber-Pearl Harbor”
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in a speech at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York yesterday warned that the United States was facing the possibility of a “cyber-Pearl Harbor” and was increasingly vulnerable to foreign co...
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October 12, 2012, 11:28 am

The Domains
Trademark Holder of ezTaxReturn.com Loses UDRP Bid On The Plural, ezTaxReturns.com
A one member panel just rejected the Complaint brought by ezTaxReturn.com, LLC who owns a trademark on ezTaxReturn.com against the owner of the plural version of the domain name ezTaxReturns.com Its a pretty long opinion especially s...
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Trademark Holder of ezTaxReturn.com Loses UDRP Bid On The Plural, ezTaxReturns.com
A one member panel just rejected the Complaint brought by ezTaxReturn.com, LLC who owns a trademark on ezTaxReturn.com against the owner of the plural version of the domain name ezTaxReturns.com Its a pretty long opinion especially s...
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October 12, 2012, 9:38 am

The Domains
RH.com Sale: The Buyer is Restoration Hardware & They Paid $304,000
Yet another find by George Kirikos, the domain name RH.com which was recently purchased was in fact purchased by Restoration Hardware for $304,000 The finding is from a Sec filing by the company. …
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RH.com Sale: The Buyer is Restoration Hardware & They Paid $304,000
Yet another find by George Kirikos, the domain name RH.com which was recently purchased was in fact purchased by Restoration Hardware for $304,000 The finding is from a Sec filing by the company. …
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October 11, 2012, 6:12 pm

The Domains
Move, Inc. Buys Relocation.com For $11.5 Million Cash
Move.com just bought Relocation.com For $11.5 Million cash. Although Relocation.com is a business not just a domain, we would make the argument that the site Relocation.com would not have gotten to where it is today without the domain name. The ...
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Move, Inc. Buys Relocation.com For $11.5 Million Cash
Move.com just bought Relocation.com For $11.5 Million cash. Although Relocation.com is a business not just a domain, we would make the argument that the site Relocation.com would not have gotten to where it is today without the domain name. The ...
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October 11, 2012, 1:27 pm

The Domains
Vogel.com Sells For $75,000
The domain name Vogel.com just sold for $75,000 on Sedo.com The domain name was owned under privacy and is still owned on privacy. Typically you will see domain names at this point into Sedo escrow which it’s not. We will keep our eye. &h...
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Vogel.com Sells For $75,000
The domain name Vogel.com just sold for $75,000 on Sedo.com The domain name was owned under privacy and is still owned on privacy. Typically you will see domain names at this point into Sedo escrow which it’s not. We will keep our eye. &h...
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October 11, 2012, 12:38 pm

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ICANN To Hold Lottery To Get New gTLD’s To Market Sooner: Draw To Occur December 4-15; Objection Period Extended To March 13th
If you have been following the new gTLD process then you know that ICANN has been trying to figure out a “fair” way to determine which new gTLD applications would be processed and how new gTLD’s would be delegated. We noted back ...
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ICANN To Hold Lottery To Get New gTLD’s To Market Sooner: Draw To Occur December 4-15; Objection Period Extended To March 13th
If you have been following the new gTLD process then you know that ICANN has been trying to figure out a “fair” way to determine which new gTLD applications would be processed and how new gTLD’s would be delegated. We noted back ...
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October 11, 2012, 9:07 am

The Domains
Digital Marketing Q3 2012 Report Is Out, No Wonder Your PPC Income Is Down
The 18 page Rimm-Kaufman Group Digital Marketing Report for the Third Quarter of 2012 is out and no wonder your PPC income is down. According to the report Google paid search spending growth decelerated to 18% Y/Y in Q3, down from 34% in Q2. Goog...
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Digital Marketing Q3 2012 Report Is Out, No Wonder Your PPC Income Is Down
The 18 page Rimm-Kaufman Group Digital Marketing Report for the Third Quarter of 2012 is out and no wonder your PPC income is down. According to the report Google paid search spending growth decelerated to 18% Y/Y in Q3, down from 34% in Q2. Goog...
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October 11, 2012, 8:38 am

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Godaddy.com Is Going To Make A Return Visit To The SuperBowl For A Reported $3.7-$3.8 Million
Godaddy.com is making a return visit to the Super Bowl. According to BusinessInsider.com, Godaddy.com has already committed $3.7-$3.8 Million dollars for a 30 second Super Bowl Spot. CBS says that 90% of it’s inventory for the Super Bowl ...
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Godaddy.com Is Going To Make A Return Visit To The SuperBowl For A Reported $3.7-$3.8 Million
Godaddy.com is making a return visit to the Super Bowl. According to BusinessInsider.com, Godaddy.com has already committed $3.7-$3.8 Million dollars for a 30 second Super Bowl Spot. CBS says that 90% of it’s inventory for the Super Bowl ...
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October 10, 2012, 9:53 pm

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Afternic.com Weekly Domain Sales Total $895K Led By DemocraticCapitalism.com At $20K
Afternic’s just issued its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 10/01/12 – 10/07/12. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 894,408 .com Sales democratic...
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Afternic.com Weekly Domain Sales Total $895K Led By DemocraticCapitalism.com At $20K
Afternic’s just issued its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 10/01/12 – 10/07/12. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 894,408 .com Sales democratic...
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October 10, 2012, 3:30 pm